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Scottish author Jim Murdoch discusses writing, his own and other authors, and muses at length about his fascination with the perversity of language. Veering from the nostalgic to the acerbic his blog will amuse anyone with a love of language.

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  • Foe

    Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 20:35 in africa, feminism, coetzee, metafiction, postcolonialism

    History is nothing but a certain kind of story that people agree to tell each other – J M Coetzee   Titles are odd things. How do you decide on a title that will encompass a complete novel? What is the purpose of that title? Is ...

  • The perfect fork

    Posted on Sunday December 9th, 2007 at 09:33 in africa, Zimbabwe, enid blyton, doris lessing

    My parents used to get annoyed with me as a child for leaving food on my plate. I was reminded – and not infrequently – of those starving children in Africa. It didn't stop me not liking Brussels sprouts though. Or cabbage. Or spinach. I've just ...